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 Trade tensions between China and the U.S. are once again on the rise over President Donald Trump's threats to ban TikTok and WeChat in the U.S. starting on Sunday. With the November election now only about six weeks away, S3 Partners analyst Ihor Dusaniwsky said short sellers are targeting Chinese stocks in a major way.Dusaniwsky said China and Hong Kong short interest now totals $104 billion, an increase of $2.03 billion in the past month. The dispute between Trump and China over TikTok could be a preview of what's to come between now and the election, and short sellers seem to believe Chinese stocks could suffer.Most Shorted China Stocks: Here are the five U.S.-listed Chinese stocks with the largest outstanding short positions, according to S3: * Alibaba Group Holding Ltd - ADR (NYSE: BABA), $11.72 billion in short interest. * JD.Com Inc (NASDAQ: JD), $3.24 billion in short interest. * Pinduoduo Inc - ADR (NASDAQ: PDD), $2.95 billion in short interest. * GSX Techedu Inc (NYSE: GSX), $2.38 billion in short interest. * Nio Inc - ADR (NYSE: NIO), $1.47 billion in short interest.Short sellers have been particularly aggressive in betting against Alibaba and JD.com in the past 30 days. Alibaba's short interest has increased by $1.48 billion in that time, while JD.com's short interest is up by $320.7 million. Nio's short interest is headed in the other direction, dropping by $642.5 million in the past month.Dusaniwsky said Chinese stock short sellers have had some home run trades in 2020 led by Luckin Coffee
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